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TheKit	2017-03-04 , 08:37
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This is a testing version port of SailfishOS to Motorola Droid 4 (maserati), based on CyanogenMod 11.0.

What works:

Graphics
Sound
Mobile data and calls
Wi-Fi
Camera (for taking photos/videos)
Hardware keyboard

Known issues:

[s]Video recording doesn't work yet[/s]
Bluetooth discovery works, but no proper connection
CDMA networks are completely untested and probably don't work
No FM radio

Installation:
It's intended to work with SafeStrap, due to device's non-unlockable bootloader. SailfishOS install/init scripts were modified to allow booting from secondary slots and safe rom slot.

Boot to SafeStrap recovery and switch to the slot you want to use
If it's not a new slot, please wipe data/system to avoid potential issues. [s]Don't install it to stock slot[/s]. Stock slot install is fixed now, but please be careful and have device fully charged.
Flash cm-11-20160104-UNOFFICIAL-maserati.zip
Flash sailfishos-maserati-release-2.1.0.11-test.zip on top of it

Photos:
https://puu.sh/utCpx/8bfa61de11.jpg
https://puu.sh/utCn9/77a26a13a1.jpg

Thanks to carepack, who initially started the port, and all the great people at #sailfishos-porters and SailfishOS community.

26.04.17 update:
New image with SailfishOS 2.1.0.11.

A lot of small but troublesome issues mentioned in the topic fixed.
Video recording works now.

08.04.18 update: SailfishOS 2.1.3.7

There is no update path from older image yet, I'm still waiting for OBS to be set up for the device.

Last edited by TheKit; 2018-05-06 at 17:53.

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	nthn	2017-03-04 , 11:35
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Getting a Bluetooth keyboard to work on a device with a keyboard built in is probably not very important anymore. Thanks for expanding the reach of Sailfish!

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mautz	2017-03-04 , 13:26
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Nice work!

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matemana	2017-03-04 , 14:53
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Great work!

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m4r0v3r	2017-03-04 , 15:42
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where did you buy the phone from?

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TheKit	2017-03-04 , 16:04
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Originally Posted by m4r0v3r

where did you buy the phone from?

Bought it from eBay (this seller) and used Russian forwarding company to send it from USA to Russia, since the seller doesn't send here and often it's actually cheaper than seller shipping directly.

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m4r0v3r	2017-03-05 , 01:02
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Originally Posted by TheKit

Bought it from eBay (this seller) and used Russian forwarding company to send it from USA to Russia, since the seller doesn't send here and often it's actually cheaper than seller shipping directly.

my days its $24.

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matemana	2017-03-05 , 11:20
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Originally Posted by m4r0v3r

my days its $24.

That's why they use prices like that. It's 25$ not 24!

That works pretty well. For only 299$ it's 300 not 200 and something

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moodroid	2017-03-05 , 17:29
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Hi TheKit,

Thank you so much for this - excellent work, and great to have a new OS to try on my Droid 4.

Were you able to access the phone's internal storage or an external SD card at all? I'm not sure whether it's me not knowing what I'm doing, or something that hasn't been implemented yet?

Thanks

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TheKit	2017-03-05 , 18:04
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Originally Posted by moodroid

Hi TheKit,
Were you able to access the phone's internal storage or an external SD card at all? I'm not sure whether it's me not knowing what I'm doing, or something that hasn't been implemented yet?

Hasn't been implemented yet. Actually internal storage is mounted for SafeStrap to /ss folder. To access it as nemo user, set developer password, go to terminal and:

Code:

devel-su
usermod -a -G media_rw nemo
reboot

I will fix this in new build. As for external SD, it probably won't mount yet due to OS considering mmcblk0 (external SD) as internal storage and mmcblk1 (phone NAND) as external storage, since it's usually the other way around. I'll look for workaround for this.